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no. 707,317. Patented Aug. |9,'|9o2.

B. H. @Enea ROD REEL.

(Application med Apr. 25. 1900.) (No` Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

l nln- UNITED Y STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BURTON H. GEDGE, OFl ANDERSON, INDIANA.

ROD-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 707,317, dated August 19, 1902.

Application led April 25, 1900. Serial No. 14,252. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURTON H. GEDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rod-Reels, of which the following is a specication.

My present invention is an improvement in the class of rod-reels disclosed in United States Letters Patent granted to me September 1, 1891, No. 458,572; and its object is to provide improved actuating and braking mechanism for such machines.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View, partially in section, of a rod-reel embodying my invention; and Fig. 2, a section on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Referenceletter A denotes a vertical powershaft; B, a coiling-drum mounted to-have vertical movement and provided with coilinghooks C; D, a conical friction-wheel rigidly mounted on shaft A; E, a friction-ring carried by drum B and adapted to engage `wheel D; F, a friction brake-wheel adapted to raise drum B and check its rotations; G and H, collars slidably mounted on shaft A; I, rods connecting the inner portions of collars G and H; J, links connecting hooks C with collar H; K, a lifting-lever; L and M, links connecting lever K with collar G and brake F, respectively.

The shaft A is the usual vertical continuously-driven shaft and drum B and hooks C the usual members of this class of machines.

H consist of rotatable inner portions gand h, respectively, splined to shaft A and connected by rods I, passing loosely through frictionwheel D and outer portions g' and 71.', respectively. The outer portion g' of collar G is provided with lugs or ears g2, with which link L engages, and it so engages the inner portion g that the latter may be raised or lowered by it and at the same time be free to rotate. The outer portion h of collar H is provided with lugs 0r ears h2, with which links J engage, and it so engages the inner portion h that its position is controlled by the latter, while it is free to either rotate or remain stationary. The lifting-lever K consists of two arms lo, fastened together so asto act conjointly and fulcrumed on shafts k2, which are given supports independent of shaft A. (Not shown.) Links L and M are connected with collar G and brake F, respectively, and are operated by dierent lengths of lever K, as shown in Fig. l.

In operation lever K is actuated to lower drum B and collars G and H; but acting with a longer arm on collars G and H their descent is more rapid than that of drum B, so that when friction-ring E is in driving contact with wheel D hooks C are thrown out into operative position by links J. Then the wire rod is coiled upon hooks C and drum B in the usual manner. When the coil is finished,

lever Kis actuated to raise collars G and H and drum B through brake-wheel F. As drum B is raised, so that friction-ring E ceases to contact with friction-wheel D, the weight of the drum is supported by the engagement of ange'h with flange f3 on brake-wheel F, the

vfriction on'which quickly stops it. Simulcoil discharged. By the use of the brakewheel, located as shown, the braking action occurs simultaneously with the retraction of the hooks, while the vertical movement of the brake-Wheel itself severs the actuating connections between the continuously driven shaft and the reel.

I claim as my inventionl. A rod-reel having a friction-wheel secured to the driven shaft, a vertically-movable friction-ring having the same axis as'and arranged to connect with and be driven by the said wheel, hook-shaped fingers arranged to receivethe rod, and connections between the IOG fingers and thefriction-ring arranged to move them in and out upon its vertical movement; substantially as described.

2. A rod-reel having a friction-wheel secured to a driven shaft, a vertically-movable friction-drum arranged to contact with the friction-wheel and be driven thereby, a fric-4 tion brake-wheel arranged to contact with the friction-drum and raise and lower it, and means for moving the brake-wheel vertically; substantially as described.

A rod-reel having a series of outwardlymovable hook-ngers, a brake arranged to stop the rotation of the reel, and actuating connections between the brake and the hookingers arranged to retract the ingers whenever the brake is'applied; substantially as described.

4. The combination in a rod-reel, of a vertical driven shaft; a friction-wheel rigidly attached thereto, a friction-ring adapted to engage the friction-wheel and so mounted as to be capable of Vertical movement; a coiling-drum connected with the friction-ring; coiling-hooks mounted on the drum; connections between the hooks and a slidable collar on the shaft; means for raising the frictionringand drum; and meansl'orsimultaneously raising the collar on the shaft to Withd raw the hooks; substantially as described.

5. The combination in a rod-reel, of a Vertical driven shaft; a friction-wheel rigidly attached thereto; a friction-ring adapted to engage the friction-wheel and so mounted as to be capable of Vertical movement; a coiling-drum connected with the friction-ring; braking and lifting members connected with the friction-ring; a brake-wheel adapted to engage the braking and lifting members; coiling-hooks mounted on the drum; connections between the hooks and aslidable collar on the shaft; means for raising the brake-wheel; and means for simultaneously raising the collar on the shaft to withdraw the hooks, substantially as described.

6. The combination in a rod-reel, of shaft A; friction-WheelD; friction-ringE; coilingdrum B; hooks C; brake-wheel F; collars G and H; rods I; links J; lever K and links L and M, substantially as described.

BURTON Il. GEDGE.

Vitnesses:

BENJAMIN L. BING, LoUIs TEEPE. 

